What a Tragedy! The Whole Country Is Mourning

One moment, 18-year-old Ace Patton Ashford was doing the work that defined his dreams. The next, an ordinary day turned into an unimaginable tragedy, leaving his family and an entire community struggling to comprehend how someone so young could suddenly be gone.

Ace had built much of his young life around horses and the demanding world of rodeo. Those who knew him saw an ambitious teenager willing to put in the long hours required to improve his skills, and he had already begun imagining a future in which his passion would become an even bigger part of his life.